JPH07183212A - Scanning aligner and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To correct a transfer image deformed due to the change in the shape of substrate by the expansion or contraction of a photosensitive substrate within the title scanning exposure device for scanning a projection optical system comprising arrayed plural masks and the photosensitive substrate in the linear direction. CONSTITUTION:Parallel flat plate glasses 4a-4e are provided in an optical path between plural projection optical systems 3a-3e and a photosensitive substrate 5 arranged in the direction (Y direction) orthogonal to the scanning direction. Next, the projection magnifying power of the projection optical system is changed by a magnification control device 10 according to the expansion and contraction (change in shape) of the photosensitive substrate 5 as well as the parallel flat plate glasses are rotated by a driving device 12 so as to shift the optical axes AX1-AX5 in the X.Y direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a scanning type exposure apparatus, and more particularly to a scanning type exposure apparatus capable of performing good exposure on a substrate which has been deformed by expansion and contraction due to process treatment. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, liquid crystal display substrates have been widely used as display elements for personal computers, televisions and the like. This liquid crystal display substrate is formed by patterning a transparent thin film electrode on a glass substrate into a desired shape by a photolithography method. As an apparatus for this lithography, there is used a projection exposure apparatus that exposes an original image pattern formed on a mask onto a photoresist layer on a glass substrate via a projection optical system. There are so-called step-and-repeat type and mirror projection type exposure apparatuses.

[0003]

Recently, the liquid crystal display substrate is required to have a large area, and accordingly, the projection exposure apparatus is also required to have an enlarged exposure area. As a means for enlarging the exposure area, a device that performs scanning exposure with a plurality of projection optical systems is conceivable instead of the conventional step-and-repeat exposure device or mirror projection scanning exposure device. This is because, for example, a plurality of illumination optical systems are provided, and different areas on the mask are illuminated by the light beams emitted from the respective illumination optical systems, and the images of the different areas are projected on the glass substrate via each of the plurality of projection optical systems. Project to the projection area. More specifically, after the light flux emitted from the light source is made uniform in the amount of light through an optical system including a fly-eye lens or the like, it is shaped into a desired shape by a field stop to illuminate the pattern surface of the mask. A plurality of illumination optical systems having such a configuration are arranged, and different small areas (illumination areas) on the mask by the light beams emitted from each of the plurality of illumination optical systems.
Illuminate each. The light flux transmitted through the mask forms a pattern image of the mask on different projection regions on the glass substrate via different projection optical systems. Then, by synchronously scanning the mask and the glass substrate with respect to the projection optical system, the entire surface of the pattern area on the mask is transferred onto the glass substrate.

Generally, in a projection exposure apparatus, exposure of an original image pattern is repeated over many layers while performing a predetermined process treatment on one glass substrate. This process treatment (particularly heating) causes the glass substrate to expand and contract and deform from the initial state. The conventional step-and-repeat type exposure apparatus has only one projection optical system,
The expansion / contraction of the glass substrate may be corrected (magnification correction) by changing the projection magnification of the projection optical system and changing the stop position of the stage during stepping to change the interval between the adjacent transfer images. Further, in a mirror projection type exposure apparatus, the magnification in the scanning direction is corrected by continuously changing the relative position of the original plate and the photosensitive substrate with respect to the projection optical system during scanning exposure, and the magnification of the projection optical system is changed. Therefore, the magnification in the direction orthogonal to the scanning direction may be corrected.

However, since the scanning type exposure apparatus as described above is provided with a plurality of projection optical systems, the conventional method as described above cannot cope with expansion and contraction of the substrate. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a scanning type exposure apparatus capable of favorably correcting expansion and contraction of a substrate even with an exposure apparatus having a plurality of projection optical systems.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, a light beam from a light source is shaped into a predetermined shape through a field stop, and the light beam passing through the field stop causes a pattern on a mask (2). A plurality of illumination optical systems (1a to 1e) for illuminating a part (M1 to M5) of the region (2a), and a plurality of projection optical systems (3a to 3e) arranged corresponding to each of the plurality of illumination optical systems. And projecting respective images of a plurality of portions of the pattern area illuminated by the plurality of illumination optical systems onto the projected area (5a) on the substrate (5) via the plurality of projection optical systems, A predetermined direction (X direction) between the mask and the substrate at a speed ratio according to the projection magnification of the projection optical system.
In a scanning type exposure apparatus that exposes the entire surface of a pattern area onto a substrate by moving with respect to a projection optical system, a storage unit (11) for obtaining and storing a change in the shape of the substrate in advance; Magnification changing means (10, 20) for changing the projection magnification of at least one of the plurality of projection optical systems according to the above; and the position of a part of the image by the at least one projection optical system according to the change of the projection magnification. Image forming position changing means (4a to 4e, 12).

Further, the projection magnification is changed according to the change in the direction (Y direction) orthogonal to the predetermined direction among the changes in the shape, and the positions of the images (P1 to P5) in the orthogonal directions are changed to change the shape. Among the changes, the position of the image in the moving direction is changed according to the change in the moving direction (X direction).
Further, the mask (2) and the substrate (5) are changed according to the change in shape.
It is decided to further include speed ratio changing means (7, 14) for changing the speed ratio.

The plurality of projection optical systems (3a to 3e) are adjacent to each other (3a and 3b, 3b and 3c, 3c and 3) along a direction (Y direction) orthogonal to a predetermined direction.
d, 3d and 3e) are displaced from each other in a predetermined direction (X direction), so that a plurality of columns (3
a, 3c, 3e and 3b, 3d).

Further, the image forming position changing means (4a-4e) is a parallel plate glass having the same plate thickness arranged in each of the plurality of optical axes (AX1 to AX5). It was decided to displace at different angles with respect to the optical axis according to changes in shape. Alternatively, the image forming position changing means (4a to 4e) is provided with a plurality of optical axes (AX1 to AX).
5) Parallel flat glass plates having different plate thicknesses are arranged in the respective parallel flat glass plates, and the plurality of parallel flat glass plates are displaced at substantially the same angle with respect to the optical axis according to the change in shape.

Further, the substrate (5) has a projected area (5a).
A plurality of alignment marks (D, MA1 to MA5, PA1 to PA1) arranged along a predetermined direction (X direction) in the vicinity of
The scanning exposure apparatus has a PA 5) and is arranged at a position where at least a part of the alignment mark can be detected in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the projection optical system (3a to 3e). Mark detection means (MM, PM, A1, A2) for detecting alignment marks inside
And; positioning means (7, 8, 14, 15, 16) for correcting the position of the mask or the substrate with respect to the projection optical system according to the detection result of the mark detecting means.

Further, mark detecting means (MM, PM, A
It is assumed that the change in the shape of the substrate is obtained according to the position of the alignment mark according to 1, A2). In addition, a part (M1 to M5) of the pattern area (2a) on the mask (2) is illuminated with light beams from the plurality of illumination optical systems (1a to 1e), and the illuminated part of the image is provided to the plurality of projection optical systems. (3a ~
3e) to the projected area (5a) on the substrate (5), and the mask and the substrate are projected in a predetermined direction (X direction) at a speed ratio according to the projection magnification of the projection optical system. The entire surface of the mask (2a) by moving with respect to the system
In the exposure method of exposing the substrate on the substrate, a change in the shape of the substrate is obtained in advance, at least one projection magnification of the plurality of projection optical systems is changed according to the change in the shape, and according to the change of the projection magnification, The positions of a part of the images (P1 to P5) formed by at least one projection optical system are changed.

According to this exposure method, the projection magnification is changed according to the change in the direction (Y direction) orthogonal to the predetermined direction (X direction) among the changes in shape, and the position of the image in the orthogonal direction is changed. The position of the image in the predetermined direction is changed according to the change in the predetermined direction among the changes in the shape. The exposure method further includes changing the speed ratio according to the change in shape.

[0013]

In the present invention, since the projection magnification of at least one of the plurality of projection optical systems is changed according to the change of the shape of the substrate, and the image formation position of the projection image by this projection optical system is changed, It is possible to transfer a mask pattern in which an image is properly corrected for a change in the shape of the substrate.

Further, the projection magnification is changed according to the change in the direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction among the changes in the shape of the substrate, the position of the image in the orthogonal direction is changed, and the change in the direction of movement of the change in the shape is performed. Since the position of the image in the moving direction is changed according to the change, the correction can be performed according to the change in the shape of the substrate. Furthermore, since a speed ratio changing means for changing the speed ratio between the mask and the substrate according to the change in the shape of the substrate is further provided,
A change in the shape of the substrate in a predetermined direction can be easily corrected.

The plurality of projection optical systems are arranged in a plurality of rows in the orthogonal direction by displacing the adjacent projection optical systems in the prescribed direction along the direction orthogonal to the prescribed direction. The correction of the change in the shape of the substrate by the above configuration is effective. Further, the image forming position changing means is a parallel flat plate glass having the same plate thickness arranged in each of the plurality of optical axes, and the plurality of parallel flat plate glasses are different from each other in accordance with the change in shape. Since the image is displaced at an angle, the position of the image can be easily changed.

Alternatively, the image forming position changing means is a parallel flat plate glass having different plate thicknesses arranged in each of the plurality of optical axes, and the plurality of parallel flat plate glasses are respectively arranged with respect to the optical axis according to the change of the shape. Therefore, the position of the image can be easily changed. Further, the substrate has a plurality of alignment marks arranged in the vicinity of the projection region along a predetermined direction, and the scanning exposure apparatus has at least a predetermined alignment of the alignment marks with respect to the projection optical system. A mark detecting means which is arranged at a position where a part of the mask and the substrate can be detected and detects an alignment mark during movement of the mask and the substrate; Since the exposure apparatus further comprises means, it is possible to obtain a change in the shape of the substrate by the exposure apparatus.

Further, since the change in the shape of the substrate is obtained according to the position of the alignment mark by the mark detecting means,
It is possible to easily find the change in the shape of the substrate. In addition, a part of the pattern area on the mask is illuminated with light beams from a plurality of illumination optical systems, and an image of the illuminated part is projected onto a projected area on a substrate through a plurality of projection optical systems. In the exposure method of exposing the entire surface of the mask onto the substrate by moving the substrate and the substrate in a predetermined direction at a speed ratio according to the projection magnification of the projection optical system with respect to the projection optical system, the shape of the substrate is changed in advance. And changing the projection magnification of at least one of the plurality of projection optical systems according to the change of the shape, and changing at least 1 according to the change of the projection magnification.
Since the position of a part of the image is changed by the two projection optical systems, it is possible to transfer the mask pattern in which the image is properly corrected even when the shape of the substrate is changed.

According to this exposure method, the projection magnification is changed in accordance with the change in the direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction among the changes in the shape, and the position of the image in the orthogonal direction is changed so that the predetermined direction is changed. Since the position of the image in the predetermined direction is changed in accordance with the change of, the correction can be made according to the change of the shape of the substrate. Further, in this exposure method, since the speed ratio is changed according to the change in the shape, it is possible to easily correct the change in the shape of the substrate in the predetermined direction.

[0019]

1 is a diagram showing a schematic structure of a scanning type exposure apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing the formation of a projected image through a projection optical system of the exposure apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system for shifting the image position. A light beam emitted from a light source such as an ultra-high pressure mercury lamp is shaped into a desired shape by an illumination optical system 1a including a fly-eye lens, an illumination field stop, etc., and an image of the field stop is formed on the pattern surface of the mask 2. In this device, a plurality of components having the same configuration as the illumination optical system 1a are arranged, and the plurality of illumination optical systems 1a are arranged.
The light fluxes emitted from a to 1e respectively illuminate different small areas (illumination areas) M1 to M5 on the mask 2. The plurality of light fluxes transmitted through the mask 2 form pattern images of the illumination areas M1 to M5 of the mask 2 on different projection areas P1 to P5 on the photosensitive substrate 5 via different projection optical systems 3a to 3e, respectively. In this case, the projection optical systems 3a to 3e
Both are assumed to be an equal-size erect system. In addition, the projection optical system 3a-
Each of 3e is provided with a magnification control device 10, and is configured to change the projection magnification by adjusting the pressure of gas between the optical elements of each projection optical system. Further, parallel plate glasses 4a to 4e are arranged in the optical paths between the projection optical systems 3a to 3e and the photosensitive substrate 5, and the angles of the parallel plate glasses 4a to 4e with respect to the optical axes AX1 to AX5 are changed. By doing so, the optical axis of each projection optical system is shifted, and the projection position of the image on the photosensitive substrate 5 (the positions of the projection areas P1 to P5) is changed. The projection areas P1 to P5 on the photosensitive substrate 5 have a trapezoidal shape, and as shown in FIG.
Along the direction (non-scanning direction) so that adjacent regions (for example, P1 and P2, P2 and P3) are displaced by a predetermined amount in the X direction (scanning direction) of the drawing, and between the ends of the adjacent regions. They are arranged so that (the range indicated by the broken line) overlaps in the Y direction (that is, in two rows along the Y direction). Therefore, the plurality of projection optical systems 3a to 3e are also displaced by a predetermined amount in the X direction according to the arrangement of the projection regions P1 to P5, and are also arranged overlapping in the Y direction. In addition, a plurality of illumination optical systems 1a
The arrangements 1e to 1e are arranged so that the illumination area on the mask 2 is the same as the above-mentioned projection areas P1 to P5. Then, the mask 2 and the photosensitive substrate 5 are synchronously scanned in the X direction with respect to the projection optical systems 3a to 3e to transfer the entire surface of the pattern region 2a on the mask to the exposure region 5a on the photosensitive substrate. .

The photosensitive substrate 5 is placed on the substrate stage 6, and the substrate stage 6 has a driving device 7 having a long stroke in the scanning direction for performing one-dimensional scanning exposure. It also has a drive device 8 having a short stroke for moving the stage 6 by a small amount in the Y direction. Further, it has a high-resolution and high-accuracy position measuring device (for example, a laser interferometer) 9 in the scanning direction.

The mask 2 is supported by a mask stage (not shown). Like the substrate stage 6, this mask stage also has a drive device having a long stroke in the scanning direction and a short stroke in the direction perpendicular to the scanning direction, and a position measuring device for detecting the position of the stage in the scanning direction. Further, at least one of the substrate stage and the mask stage is provided with a rotation mechanism for correcting the rotation of the mask and the photosensitive substrate.

The mask 2 and the photosensitive substrate 5 (or the mask stage and the substrate stage 6) may be integrally held on a carriage to perform the scanning exposure as shown in FIG. 10 described later. An alignment mark D is provided on each of the photosensitive substrate 5 and the mask 2. The alignment sensors PM, M are located at predetermined positions with respect to the exposure apparatus, which are positions for detecting the alignment marks.
M are arranged respectively. Alignment sensor P
At least two M and MM are required, and the position of the mark is detected by a signal processing device (not shown). As shown in FIG. 4A, the alignment marks D are marks Dy ₁ and Dy ₂ provided substantially continuously in the scanning direction in the vicinity of the transfer area 5a of the photosensitive substrate or the pattern area 2a of the mask. (Represented by Mark Dy)
And Y at arbitrary intervals at both ends of the mark Dy.
Marks Dx ₁₁ , Dx ₁₂ , Dx ₂₁ , Dx provided in the direction
₂₂ (represented by the mark Dx). The alignment mark D is a set of lattice-shaped marks as shown in FIG. The position of the mark with respect to the sensors PM and MM is obtained by irradiating the mark D with laser light and detecting the diffracted light from the mark.

The laser beam applied to the mark D is shown in FIG.
The beam has a slit shape as shown in (c), and the beam for detecting the mark Dx is Bx and the beam for detecting the mark Dy is B.
Let y. The beam By is assumed to vibrate with a constant amplitude and frequency as indicated by the broken line. Diffracted light generated from the mark by these beams Bx and By is detected by a detector through a light receiving slit in the alignment sensors PM and MM, and converted into an electric signal.

The signal of the mark Dx by the beam Bx is X
5A is obtained as a signal intensity change corresponding to the coordinate value in the X direction detected by the direction position measuring device 9, and the center position of the mark is set in the X direction by performing a predetermined algorithm process. It can be recognized by the coordinate values of. Further, the signal of the mark Dy by the beam By is subjected to phase detection of the signal intensity that changes with time, which is obtained by the vibration of the beam, at the same frequency as the vibration, so that the signal in the Y direction as shown in FIG. It is obtained as a change in signal strength with respect to position deviation. By performing the AGC process on the intensity change before the phase detection, a constant intensity distribution according to the deviation of the position in the Y direction is obtained regardless of the intensity of the raw signal.

With the above arrangement of the alignment mark and the alignment sensor, the photosensitive substrate 5 and the mask 2 are aligned in the following procedure. The alignment of the photosensitive substrate will be described below, but the same applies to the alignment of the mask. The photosensitive substrate 5 is placed on the stage 6, and the marks D are placed in the respective detection ranges of the two alignment sensors PM.
The stage 6 is moved so that x ₁₁ and Dx ₁₂ are positioned.

The mark and the beam are relatively scanned to measure the positions of the marks Dx ₁₁ and Dx _{12 in} the X direction. Next, the stage is moved so that the marks Dx ₂₁ , Dx ₂₂ are positioned within the detection range of the alignment sensor PM, and the positions of the marks Dx ₂₁ , Dx _{22 in} the X direction are measured in the same manner.

As a result, the difference between the positions (Dx ₁₁ -Dx ₂₁ )
And the average value of (Dx ₁₂ -Dx ₂₂ ) is the amount of expansion and contraction of the photosensitive substrate in the X direction, and the difference (Dx ₁₁ -Dx ₁₂ ), (Dx ₂₁ -D)
The average value of x ₂₂ ) is the rotation amount of the substrate around the optical axis. Rotate the stage according to the measured amount of rotation to correct the rotation. The rotation of the stage may be performed by the substrate stage and the mask stage, or the relative rotation amount of the photosensitive substrate and the mask may be corrected by either one of them. In this case, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to provide a rotating mechanism on one of the stages.

After the rotation correction, the mark position is measured again, and the rotation is checked and the position of the photosensitive substrate in the X direction with respect to the mask is obtained. Next, the stage 6 is moved in the X direction while detecting the mark Dy with the alignment sensor. A signal as shown in FIG. 5B is obtained for the mark Dy, and therefore the position of the stage 6 in the Y direction is controlled by the driving device 8 so that the average value of each signal of the marks Dy ₁ and Dy ₂ becomes 0. do it.

The amount of expansion / contraction in the Y direction depending on the position of the photosensitive substrate in the X direction can be sequentially obtained by converting the difference between the detection signals of the marks Dy ₁ and Dy ₂ into the distance in the Y direction. Incidentally, the expansion and contraction in the X direction can be corrected by changing the moving speed of the photosensitive substrate with respect to the design value based on the value obtained in the above. In this case, since the marks Dx are arranged only at both ends of the photosensitive substrate, it is impossible to correct the expansion and contraction according to the position in the X direction.
By arranging more than one place to increase the number of measurement points and measuring the amount of expansion and contraction between each point, it is possible to realize a near-successive correction.

The expansion / contraction amount obtained by the above method is stored in the memory in the control device 11 shown in FIG. Then, when the photosensitive substrate 5 is exposed, the control device 11
Magnification control device 10 based on the expansion / contraction amount stored in the memory
The projection optical systems 3a to 3e are changed in magnification by the command, and a command is sent to the driving device 12 to cause the parallel flat glass plates 4a to 4e.
Drive e to shift the optical axis. This is because the positional relationship of the overlapping portion of the projection area shown by the broken line in FIG. 3 changes due to the change of the magnification and the exposure amount on the photosensitive substrate becomes non-uniform, so that the positional relationship of the projection area is returned to the initial state. is there. A change in the positional relationship between the plurality of projection areas when the magnification of the projection optical system is changed will be described with reference to FIGS.

The area indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 7 is the projection optical system 3.
Projection areas P1 to P in the initial state of projection magnifications a to 3e
5, the area indicated by the solid line represents the projection area in the state where the projection magnification of the projection optical system is changed. Note that, for simplicity of explanation, the shape of the projection area is different from that of FIG. 1 and is rectangular. At the initial magnification, the length of each projection region in the Y direction is L, the length in the X direction is W, and the distance between the centers of the projection regions (for example, P1 and P2) in the Y direction is P, X. The distance in the direction is B. In this state, there is no unnecessary overlap η in the Y direction, and similarly, the positional relationship of the projection regions in the X direction is also set to a predetermined state. Therefore, FIG. 9 (a)
The grid pattern is accurately transferred as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the projection magnification of the projection optical system is changed to M times the initial magnification, the length of each projection area in the Y direction is L ×.
The lengths in the M and X directions are W × M, but the distance between the centers of the projection regions remains P and B. Then, the positional relationship between the projection areas changes (for example, the side spacing is “b”).
To “Mb−κ” or “b− (M−1) W”), and the following equations in each of Y and X directions:

[0033]

[Equation 1]

[0034]

[Equation 2]

An overlap η and a shift κ represented by Therefore, the lattice-shaped pattern shown in FIG. 9A is transferred as an image including the overlap η and the shift κ, as shown in FIG. 9B. Therefore, in order to correct the overlap and the shift, the interval between the projection regions is also changed according to the change of the magnification of the projection optical system. Note that this correction is basically performed so that the size and interval of the projection area are similar before and after correction. With respect to the configuration for this correction, the correction of the image forming position of the projection area will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state of correction of the optical axis according to expansion and contraction of the photosensitive substrate according to the embodiment of the present invention. The same members as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. The parallel plate glasses 4a to 4e have substantially the same plate thickness, and the shift amounts of the optical axes AX1 to AX5 at the same rotation angle are the same. Moreover, the rotation angle of the parallel flat glass is 0 °.
In this case, the positions where the optical axes AX1 to AX5 are projected on the photosensitive substrate 5 are α, β, γ, δ, ε, respectively. The positions α, β, γ, δ, ε can be considered as positions where the pattern is formed before the photosensitive substrate expands and contracts.

Now, for example, the photosensitive substrate 5 is uniformly Δ in the Y direction.
Consider the case where p (ppm) is increasing. That is, the positions α, β of the preformed pattern before the photosensitive substrate expands and contracts,
It is assumed that γ, δ, and ε are displaced to the positions α ′, β ′, γ ′, δ ′, and ε ′, respectively, due to the elongation of the photosensitive substrate. In this embodiment, the magnification of the projection optical system is changed according to the expansion and contraction of the photosensitive substrate, and the optical axis is shifted according to the change amount of the magnification. Since the photosensitive substrate extends uniformly, the amount of displacement at each position is proportional to the distance from the center of the photosensitive substrate, and therefore the amount by which the optical axis is shifted is also proportional to the distance from the center of the photosensitive substrate. That is, assuming that the intervals between the positions α, β, γ, δ, ε are l, the displacements at each position | α'-α |, | β '
−β |, | γ′−γ |, | δ−δ ′ |, | ε−ε ′ |
Are 2Δl, Δl, 0, Δl, 2Δl, respectively.
Also, Δl = 1 × Δp / 10 ⁶ .

When a pattern is further formed on the extended photosensitive substrate 5, the projection magnification of each of the projection optical systems 3a to 3e is increased by Δp (ppm). As a result, the optical axis shifts required for the optical axes AX1 and AX5 are as follows.

[0039]

[Equation 3]

The optical axes AX2 and AX4 are given by

[0041]

[Equation 4]

It is Here, the shift amount Δl (mm) of the optical axis due to the rotation of the parallel flat plate glass is represented by the rotation angle (small angle) of the parallel flat plate glass θ (rad), the plate thickness t (mm), and the refractive index n. When,

[0043]

[Equation 5]

Can be approximated by Therefore, θ is given by

[0045]

[Equation 6]

As the parallel flat plate glasses 4a to 4e are rotated by rotation angles 2θ, θ, 0, -θ, -2θ (the direction of R in the figure is positive), the optical axes AX1 to AX1.
The projected position of X5 is made to coincide with the positions α ', β', γ ', δ', ε '. As described above, it is possible to correct the projected image (correct the image forming position) according to the expansion of the photosensitive substrate in the Y direction. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, when the thickness t = 3 (mm) and the refractive index n = 1.74, the optical axis AX is shifted by Δl = 1.3 (μm) by tilting the inclination angle θ = 1.0 (mrad). If the projection optical system has the same magnification, the image forming position shifts by 1.3 (μm) on the photosensitive substrate.

Then, as shown in FIG.
On the basis of this shift amount Δl, the driving device 12 rotates the parallel plate glasses 4a to 4e to change the image forming position. By the way, when the expansion / contraction of the photosensitive substrate is not uniform with respect to the center in the Y direction, that is, when the nonlinear expansion / contraction of the photosensitive substrate occurs, the shift for each position on the photosensitive substrate is obtained and stored in the memory. . For example, the position of an arbitrary pattern formed on the photosensitive substrate 5 is obtained by using another pattern position inspection device, and the deviation of the position of this pattern from the design position is obtained. Then, the expansion / contraction amount at the position on the photosensitive substrate 5 is obtained and stored in the memory provided in the control device 11 or the like. At the time of actual exposure, the projection magnification of each projection optical system 3a to 3e is changed according to the expansion / contraction amount, and the parallel flat plate glass 4a to Rotate 4e. In addition, X of the photosensitive substrate
To correct the expansion and contraction of the photosensitive substrate at each arbitrary position in the direction, the magnification of the projection optical system and the rotation angle of the parallel flat plate glass may be sequentially controlled during scanning exposure. However, when the control of the magnification and the rotation angle does not follow the scanning speed of the photosensitive substrate, the expansion and contraction amounts of the photosensitive substrate are averaged in the X direction, and the magnification and the rotation angle are controlled based on the averaged expansion and contraction amount. do it.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the parallel flat plate glass having substantially the same plate thickness is used, but when the expansion and contraction of the photosensitive substrate is uniform with respect to the center, the parallel flat plate glass having different plate thickness may be used. it can. That is, since the shift amount is proportional to the plate thickness as in the above formula 4 , the parallel plate glasses 4b and 4b
If the plate thickness of d is t, the plate thickness of 4a, and the plate thickness of 4e are 2t, the size of the rotation angle of each parallel flat plate glass is the same. For this reason, the structure of the driving device 12 for the parallel plate glass is simplified.

By the way, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the example in which the magnification is changed uniformly in both the X and Y directions has been shown, but the expansion and contraction of the photosensitive substrate may be different depending on the direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the magnification is changed to M ₁ in the Y direction and M _{2 in} the X direction. This can be performed by changing the magnifications of the projection optical systems 3a to 3e and correcting the relative speed between the mask 2 and the photosensitive substrate 5 during scanning exposure in the X direction. That is, for example, the magnification of the projection optical system 3a~3e changed by M _1, the difference between M ₁ and M ₂ are
At least one moving speed is accelerated or decelerated as a difference in moving speed between the mask and the photosensitive substrate.

A modification of the scanning type exposure apparatus of the present invention is shown in FIG.
Shown in. In this device, members having the same functions as those of the device shown in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. Differences from the device shown in FIG. 1 are as follows. That is, the carriage 17 is provided with which the mask 2 and the photosensitive substrate can be integrally scanned and moved. Further, the mask 2 is placed on the mask table 6, and the mask table 6 is driven by driving devices 14, 15, 16 such as a motor in the X and Y directions in the drawing and the rotation direction (θ) with respect to the optical axis of the illumination optical system. By driving the mask 2 in the X direction, the position of the mask 2 in the X, Y, and θ directions is controlled.
Then, the mask stage 13 and the carriage 17
The respective positions in the X direction are detected by length measuring devices 18 and 19 such as a laser interference length measuring device.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the magnification control device 20 included in the projection optical systems 3a to 3e has two plano-concave lenses 3 each having a relatively large radius of curvature in each projection optical system.
0a, 30b and the biconvex lens 30c are combined, and the image height is changed by moving the biconvex lens 30c in the direction of the optical axis AX. For example, when a lens having a radius of curvature R = 5000 (mm) and a refractive index n = 1.74 is combined and a biconvex lens is moved by ± 68 (μm),
Magnification adjustment (image height adjustment) of 20 ppm is possible.

Alignment marks MA1 and MA2 and alignment marks PA1 and PA2 are provided on the mask 2 and the photosensitive substrate 5, respectively, and the position of each mark is determined by the alignment sensors A1 and A2 provided above the mask 2. To be detected. The alignment sensors A1 and A2 are configured to detect the alignment marks PA1 and PA2 on the photosensitive substrate 5 via the mask 2 and the projection optical systems 3a and 3e at both ends of the array.
The relative positional relationship between the photosensitive substrate 5 and the photosensitive substrate 5 can be detected. Then, based on the detected relative positional relationship, the mask 2
The positional deviation between the photosensitive substrate 5 and the photosensitive substrate 5 in the X and Y directions and the rotational direction (θ direction) is obtained, and the driving devices 14, 15 and 16 are driven to position the mask 2 and the photosensitive substrate 5.

A magnification error between the mask and the photosensitive substrate (that is, expansion / contraction of the photosensitive substrate) is performed by using the alignment sensors A1 and A2. For example, two sets of alignment marks MA1
And the positions of PA1, MA2 and PA2 are detected and the mark MA
The magnification is obtained from the ratio of the distance between 1 and MA2 and the distance between the marks PA1 and PA2. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, two or more sets of alignment marks M arranged along the Y direction.
Y is detected by detecting A1 and PA1 and MA2 and PA2.
The magnification (M ₁ ) in the direction is obtained, and two or more sets of alignment marks MA2 and PA2 similarly arranged in the X direction
By detecting MA3 and PA3, the magnification in the X direction (M
₂ ) You can ask.

[0054] Then, the corrected only M ₂ to M _1, X-direction image forming position of the projection area by the projection optical system in the Y direction based on the magnification calculated, parallel flat glass 4a~4e
To rotate. When the carriage 17 is scanned and exposed after changing the image forming position of the projection area, the driving devices 14 to 1 are used.
6 is moved to move the mask stage 13 so that the speed difference between the mask and the photosensitive substrate with respect to the projection optical system is V × (M ₂ −1).
Scanning exposure is performed so that This is the same as the case where the expansion and contraction amount of the substrate is different between the X direction and the Y direction.

It should be noted that the difference in configuration between the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 and the apparatus shown in FIG. 10 does not cause any inconvenience in the practice of the present invention even if they are constructed by mutually exchanging them. In the above-described embodiment, each of the plurality of illumination optical systems supplies the light flux to each of the plurality of projection optical systems. However, the light flux from one illumination optical system is divided into a plurality of light fluxes to obtain a plurality of projection optical systems. It may be configured to supply to each of the systems.

Further, the alignment sensor has a system of detecting the diffracted light from the alignment mark,
A method of detecting specular reflection light may be used, and in this case, continuous bar marks may be used instead of the grid-shaped alignment marks. In particular, the mark Dx may be a group of a plurality of adjacent marks. Further, in the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, for the above-described vibration of the beam By, in addition to the means for vibrating the beam itself, there is also means for vibrating the light receiving slit in the alignment sensor without vibrating the beam. Further, the laser beams Bx and By shown in FIG. 4C are arranged so as to be separated from each other, but if they are separated by the light receiving system, they are cross beams that overlap each other. Good.

The measurement in the Y direction was obtained by phase-detecting the waveform of the oscillating beam. As another method, a fixed beam that does not oscillate the beam is used as a fixed beam, and the diffracted light or reflected light by the mark is divided into two sensors. There is also a method of obtaining the position information as shown in FIG. 5 (b) by receiving the light at, and electrically or software obtaining the signal intensity ratio of both sensors. The electrical signal strength of the two sensors is A,
If it is B, it is obtained as (A−B) / (A + B) and does not depend on the signal strength.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, there is no particular restriction on the distance between the two marks Dy formed on the mask and the distance between the two marks Dy formed on the photosensitive substrate, but both distances are the same. Thus, the alignment mark of the mask for the exposure of the first layer can be directly transferred to the photosensitive substrate, and the pattern can be used as the alignment mark of the photosensitive substrate of the second and subsequent layers. In this case, when exposure of three or more layers is required, a shutter may be provided at a position conjugate with the field stop in order to prevent transfer of the alignment mark of the mask in the exposure of the second and subsequent layers.

[0059]

As described above, according to the present invention, the projection magnification of at least one of the plurality of projection optical systems is changed according to the expansion / contraction amount of the substrate, and the projection image is formed according to the change amount of the magnification. Since the image position is changed, the projected image of the mask pattern can be corrected according to the expansion and contraction of the substrate. Therefore, even when the mask pattern images are superimposed and exposed on the substrate over a plurality of layers, it is possible to perform the exposure without causing a deviation in the superposition of the mask pattern images.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a scanning exposure apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control system for shifting the optical axis of the projection optical system of the exposure apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state of a projection area projected on a photosensitive substrate.

FIG. 4A is a diagram showing an alignment mark formed on a photosensitive substrate. (B) is a figure which shows the shape of an alignment mark. FIG. 6C is a diagram showing a beam for detecting an alignment mark.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a signal obtained by an alignment sensor.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state of optical axis correction according to expansion and contraction of a photosensitive substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining changes in the positional relationship of images caused by changing the magnification of the projection optical system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a change in magnification and a change in image position according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a shift of an image of a grid pattern due to a change in magnification.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modification of the scanning exposure apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another example of the magnification control device of the projection optical system.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating rotation of parallel flat glass and image shift.

[Explanation of symbols]

1a-1e Illumination optical system 2 Masks 3a-3e Projection optical system 4a-4e Parallel plate glass 5 Photosensitive substrate 7,8,14,15,16 Driving device 10,20 Magnification control device 11 Control device 12 Driving device P1-P5 Projection Area D, MA1 to MA5, PA1 to PA5 Alignment mark MM, PM, A1, A2 Alignment sensor

Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification number Office reference number FI Technical indication location G03F 7/20 521 7352-4M H01L 21/30 522 B (72) Inventor Masami Seki Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo No. 2 in 3 Nikon Corporation (72) Inventor Seiji Miyazaki 3 2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo In Nikon Corporation (72) Inventor Take Narabe 3 2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo No. In stock company Nikon (72) Inventor Hiroshi Chiba 3 2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside Nikon company

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of illumination optical systems for shaping a light beam from a light source into a predetermined shape through a field stop, and illuminating a part of a pattern region on a mask with the light beam through the field stop, and a plurality of the plurality of illumination optical systems. A plurality of projection optical systems arranged corresponding to each of the illumination optical systems, and through the plurality of projection optical systems, each of the plurality of images of the part illuminated by the plurality of illumination optical systems. The pattern area is formed by projecting onto a projection area on a substrate and moving the mask and the substrate in a predetermined direction at a speed ratio according to the projection magnification of the projection optical system with respect to the projection optical system. In a scanning type exposure apparatus for exposing the entire surface of the substrate onto the substrate, storage means for previously obtaining and storing a change in the shape of the substrate; and at least one of the plurality of projection optical systems according to the change in the shape. Magnification changing means for changing the projection magnification; and imaging position changing means for changing the position of the image of the part by the at least one projection optical system according to the change of the projection magnification. Scanning exposure equipment. 2. The scanning type exposure apparatus changes the projection magnification and changes the position of the image in the orthogonal direction according to a change in a direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction among changes in the shape. 2. The scanning exposure apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position of the image in the moving direction is changed according to the change in the moving direction among the changes in the shape. 3. The scanning type exposure apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanning type exposure apparatus further comprises a speed ratio changing unit that changes the speed ratio according to a change in the shape. 4. The plurality of projection optical systems are arranged so that adjacent projection optical systems are displaced from each other in the predetermined direction along a direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction.
The scanning exposure apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of columns are arranged in the orthogonal direction. 5. The image forming position changing means is a parallel plate glass having the same plate thickness arranged in each of the plurality of optical axes, and each of the plurality of parallel plate glasses responds to the change of the shape. 2. The scanning exposure apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanning exposure apparatus is displaced at different angles with respect to the optical axis. 6. The image forming position changing means is a parallel flat plate glass having different plate thicknesses arranged in each of the plurality of optical axes, and the plurality of parallel flat plate glasses respectively respond to the change of the shape. The scanning exposure apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanning exposure apparatus is displaced at substantially the same angle with respect to the optical axis. 7. The substrate has a plurality of alignment marks arranged in the vicinity of the projection region along the predetermined direction, and the scanning exposure apparatus has a predetermined alignment with respect to the projection optical system. A mark detecting unit which is arranged at a position where at least a part of the alignment mark can be detected in a positional relationship, and which detects the alignment mark while the mask and the substrate are moving; and the mark detecting unit according to the detection result of the mark detecting unit. The scanning exposure apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a positioning unit that corrects the position of the mask or the substrate with respect to the projection optical system. 8. The scanning exposure apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a change in the shape of the substrate is obtained according to the position of the alignment mark by the mark detecting means. 9. A light beam from a plurality of illumination optical systems illuminates a part of a pattern area on a mask, and an image of the illuminated part is projected onto a projected area on a substrate through a plurality of projection optical systems. At the same time, exposure for exposing the entire surface of the mask onto the substrate by moving the mask and the substrate in a predetermined direction at a speed ratio according to the projection magnification of the projection optical system with respect to the projection optical system. In the method, the change in the shape of the substrate is obtained in advance, the projection magnification of at least one of the plurality of projection optical systems is changed according to the change in the shape, and the at least 1 is changed in accordance with the change of the projection magnification. An exposure method comprising changing the position of the image of the part by one projection optical system. 10. The exposure method changes the projection magnification according to a change in a direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction among changes in the shape, and changes a position of the image in the orthogonal direction, 10. The exposure method according to claim 9, wherein the position of the image in the predetermined direction is changed according to the change in the predetermined direction among the changes in the shape. 11. The exposure method according to claim 9, wherein the exposure method further includes changing the speed ratio according to a change in the shape.